Futures Initiative Podcast
by Futures Initiative
The future of higher education? It’s happening right here. Every month, we bring you lively, no-jargon conversations that spark new ideas, challenge old systems, and show how innovation and equity can work hand in hand for the public good.In our first episode, we dive right in. Futures Initiative Faculty Chair Professor Shelly Eversley talks with Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson, the founder of FI, about why innovation needs equity—and how both come to life in higher education. Together, they share stories, strategies, and resources that show how real change happens.Recorded at CUNY TV at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, the Futures Initiative Podcast brings curiosity, courage, and community to every conversation. Subscribe and watch on the Futures Initiative YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
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Ep. 1:9 - "Riisearch & Blackqueer Placemaking at the People's Beach"
Episode 1:9 of the Futures Initiative podcast is rejoined by our Faculty Chair and host, Dr. Shelly Eversley. In this episode we bring you the brilliant and newly minted, Dr. jah elyse sayers for an inspiring, empowering, and tender conversation about their Riisearch and organizing work at the...
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Ep. 1:8 - “The Future of CUNY Peer Leaders”
Episode 1:8 of the Futures Initiative podcast will be hosted by CUNY Peer Leaders (CPL) Director & FI Academic Program Manager, Lauren Melendez. She will be joined by two CPL participants, Simridhi (Simi) Sharma an undergrad at John Jay College majoring in Coding, Network Security and Digital...
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Ep 1:7 - The Fellow to Faculty Transition
FI’s University Worth Fighting For series presents podcast episode 1:7, “The Fellow to Faculty Transition.” FI fellow and host, Tatiana Bertolucci is joined by former FI fellow and post-doc, Dr. Megan Henriquez to discuss her journey from student to colleague in her field of Biological...
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Ep.1:6 - The Campus Crisis Toolkit
What is a “polycrisis” in higher education—and what can faculty, students, and administration do about it? In this conversation, Drs. Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo and Kevin M. Gannon define and deconstruct what is at stake as universities are suffocated by political demands and the rise of corporate...
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Ep. 1:5 - Teaching to Transform
What does it mean to center students in higher education—and why does democracy depend on it? In this conversation, Christina Katopodis and Jason Hendrickson make a compelling case for transformative teaching as essential democratic practice. Public higher education is infrastructure for…
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Ep 1:4 - “Learning from Bad Bunny and El Centro”
What can Puerto Rican Studies & Bad Bunny’s music teach us about the future of research? Join us for Episode #4 of the Futures Initiative podcast, dropping January 20th, as Faculty Chair Shelly Eversley sits down with Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro), Dr. Yomaira Figueroa...
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Ep. 1:3 - Queer Studies is for Everybody
Why does Queer Studies matter for us all? Join us for Episode #3 of the Futures Initiative podcast, dropping December 16th, as Faculty Chair Shelly Eversley sits down with Professor of English and Director of CLAGS, Matt Brim and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Kevin Nadal for a vital...
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Ep. 1:2 - Academic Freedom
Join us for Episode #2 of the Futures Initiative podcast, dropping November 18, as Faculty Chair Shelly Eversley sits down with Professor and journalist Moustafa Bayoumi and Distinguished Professor Michelle Fine for a vital conversation about academic freedom in our current moment. At a time when...
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Episode 1:1 Why Innovation Requires Equity
The future of higher education? It’s happening right here. Every month, we bring you lively, no-jargon conversations that spark new ideas, challenge old systems, and show how innovation and equity can work hand in hand for the public good. In our first episode, we dive right in. Futures…
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About this show
The future of higher education? It’s happening right here. Every month, we bring you lively, no-jargon conversations that spark new ideas, challenge old systems, and show how innovation and equity can work hand in hand for the public good.In our first episode, we dive right in. Futures Initiative Faculty Chair Professor Shelly Eversley talks with Distinguished Professor Cathy N. Davidson, the founder of FI, about why innovation needs equity—and how both come to life in higher education. Together, they share stories, strategies, and resources that show how real change happens.Recorded at CUNY TV at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, the Futures Initiative Podcast brings curiosity, courage, and community to every conversation. Subscribe and watch on the Futures Initiative YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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